• Tuesday Trek: Johnston Preserve – Lyme

    Johnston Preserve RT 82 (South side), Lyme, CT, United States

    Place: Meet at the Johnston parking lot on Rte 82. Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com Presenter: Tony Irving One of my favorite preserves with its diversity of topography. Great views at the overlook. Depending on the desires of the group we can do a 3.5-mile hike or something shorter. Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com

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  • April Vernal Pools Foray – Lyme

    Selden Creek Preserve Joshuatown Road, Lyme, CT, United States

    Place: Selden Creek Preserve, Joshuatown Road, Lyme CT Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org Join Jim Arrigoni in an exploration of two very different vernal pools at Selden Creek Preserve: one small, shallow & shady, the other large, sunny & deep. These temporary wetland habitats are critical for sustaining populations of fascinating critters like Wood Frogs and Spotted …

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  • Whalebone Cove and the Lower, Tidal Connecticut River: Past, Present and Future – Lyme

    Lyme Public Hall 249 Hamburg Rd (Rte 156), Lyme, CT, United States

    Organization: Friends of Whalebone Cove Flyer: FOWC 2025 Flyer FINAL jpeg (1) Friends of Whalebone Cove Annual Meeting With Guest Speaker, Juliana Barrett, PhD. Connecticut Sea Grant Extension Educator Emerita, Coastal Habitat Specialist. Whalebone Cove and the Lower, Tidal Connecticut River: Past, Present and Future The Connecticut River is a unique, ecologically rich watershed with …

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  • Tuesday Trek: Thach Preserve – Lyme

    Thach Preserve 131 Brush Hill Road, Lyme, CT, United States

    Place: Meet at the Thach Preserve parking area, 131 Brush Hill Road. Contact Email: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com Presenter: Ryan Quinn Winter is ending and things are turning green again! Lets enjoy a hike through the Thach preserve. This is a 1 mile loop with a variety of interesting habitats to explore.  

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  • iNaturalist 101 : Connect with Nature – Lyme

    John Pritchard Conservation Center 12-1 Town Street, Lyme, CT, United States

    Place: John Pritchard Conservation Center, Lyme Land Trust Barn, 12-1 Town Street, Lyme, CT Contact Email: jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org Want to know what you are seeing in nature? Want to contribute to citizen science by joining the Wild Lyme Biodiversity Project? With a photograph and a few taps on your smartphone, you, too, can follow in the …

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  • Bald Eagles Presentation – Salem

    Salem Free Public Library 264 Hartford Road, Salem, CT, United States

    Organization: Salem Free Public Library Join Ginny Apple, Master Wildlife Conservationist with the CT DEEP for a talk & slide presentation about these magnificent birds of prey and their contributions to our ecosystem. Location: Salem Free Public Library Registration required. Call 860-859-0162 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Salem Free Public Library Bald …

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  • Woods Walk – Salem

    Woodland Warbler Preserve 340 West Road, Salem, CT, United States

    Woods Walk at Woodland Warbler Preserve Hike at the Woodland Warbler Preserve in Salem. This Salem Land Trust preserve has old logging roads that allow access to sometimes rugged ridges, valleys, and caves. Pete Govert and EHLT directors will lead this 3-mile hike through multiple wildlife habitats with outstanding diversity. Meet at 340 West Road, …

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  • Mini Bioblitz Field Event : Banningwood Preserve – Lyme

    John Pritchard Conservation Center 12-1 Town Street, Lyme, CT, United States

    Place: John Pritchard Conservation Center, Lyme Land Trust Barn, 12-1 Town Street, Lyme, CT Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org Join the Lyme Land Trust’s Bioblitz Team by attending the inaugural Wild Lyme Project Mini Bioblitz! We will start at the John Pritchard Conservation Center and then move over to Banningwood Preserve across the street. Channel your inner …

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  • Tuesday Trek: Burnham Brook Preserve – Lyme LT

    Burnham Brook Preserve Dolbia Hill Road, East Haddam, CT, United States

    Place: Burnham Brook Preserve Directions: At the end of Rte. 156, take a right onto Rte. 82, travel 2.7 miles, take left onto Woodbridge Road, travel 1 mile (stay to the right), take left onto Dolbia Hill Rd. Park by Preserve sign along the side of the road. Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org Presenter: Wendy Hill About …

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  • Wednesday Walk : Rocky Neck State Park – East Lyme

    Rocky Neck State Park 244 West Main Street, Niantic, CT, United States

    Rocky Neck Park Walk Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org Presenter: Wendy Hill A beautiful wooded walk along the salt marshes toward the beach on Long Island Sound. Bring binoculars if you have them. 2.5 miles. Directions: Meet at the parking lot on Rte i56 across from the KOA Campground, 271 Main St (Rte 156), about 0.5 mile …

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  • Tree Collective: Teen Hike and Steward Group Meet-up – Lyme

    Place: Register to learn location Contact Email: reganstacey@gmail.com The Tree Collective is a program designed to engage young conservationists ages 14-18 in outdoor fun and education while working to maintain trails in our beautiful town of Lyme, CT. It is sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust under the leadership of environmentalist/artist Regan Stacey. Each time we …

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